"pass as" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: passes as [present, singular, third-person], passing as [participle, present], passed as [participle, past], passed as [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pass as (third-person singular simple present passes as, present participle passing as, simple past and past participle passed as)
  1. To be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.
    Sense id: en-pass_as-en-verb-Z4h29jxR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (as)

Inflected forms

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